Below are full game statistics for all 23 active players that participated this week along with select news updates on a number of Gators for the 16th week of the regular season.

* Rookie

PLAYER OF THE WEEKS WILL HILL, New York Giants: Started | 11 tackles (six solo) [team-highs], pass defense, interception return for touchdown (38 yards)» Hill was arrested Friday for nonpayment of child support but still played Sunday.WR DAVID NELSON, New York Jets: Started | four receptions for 33 yards (targets: 5, long: 15), two touchdowns» Nelson had his first career two-touchdown game. He caught his first touchdowns both in the 2013 season and as a member of the Jets. Nelson had not found the end zone for a score since Nov. 27, 2011…against New York.

Below are full game statistics for all 24 active players that participated this week along with select news updates on a number of Gators for the 15th week of the regular season.

* Rookie

PLAYER OF THE WEEKWR ANDRE CALDWELL, Denver Broncos: Six receptions for 59 yards [team-highs] (targets: 10, long: 15), two touchdowns» Caldwell had a career night on Thursday, scoring two touchdowns in a single game for the first time as a professional. His six receptions were the most he’s grabbed in a contest since Sept. 25, 2011, and Caldwell’s 59 receiving yards were also the most he had in a game since Nov. 20, 2011.

The 2013 NFL regular season is 11 days away from kicking off on Thursday, Sept. 5, but 41 former Florida Gators spread out over 21 teams remained on rosters while the league participated in the second full week of preseason action from Aug. 20-25.

The 2013 NFL regular season is two weeks away from kicking off on Thursday, Sept. 5, but 41 former Florida Gators spread out over 21 teams remained on rosters while the league participated in the second full week of preseason action from Aug. 12-19.

From time to time, OGGOA will come across a plethora of news and notes that we wish to share – too much to fit into one of our truncated BITS segments. When stories like these fall through the cracks, we catch and wrap them all up with Gator Bites.

» Over the last few days, some new NCAA-related products have been announced including scented candles from Yankee Candle and JELL-O with a jigglers mold kit. Both companies are offering versions featuring the Florida Gators, as you can see below. Pictures via Darren Rovell (ESPN) and Andrew Giangola (IMG)

» The only Gators basketball player on ESPN insider Chad Ford’s first Big Board ($) for the 2014 NBA Draft is not even currently enrolled at Florida. Five-star forward Chris Walker (Bonifay, FL), who is hoping to be cleared by the NCAA in time for the spring semester, is descried as an “upside player” who is “blessed with elite athletic abilities and length.” Ford believes Walker will need to make the transition from the four to the three and play small forward in the professional ranks.

» Florida mic’d up new defensive line coach Brad Lawing during a practice last week. Scott Carter of UF’s website also wrote an interesting feature (Q&A included) on Lawing and how he is bringing “old-school ways to new adventure.”

The 2013 NFL regular season is three weeks away from kicking off on Thursday, Sept. 5, but 41 former Florida Gators spread out over 21 teams remained on rosters while the league participated in the first full week of preseason action from Aug. 8-11.

Below are game statistics for every player and select updates on some Gators for the third full week of training camp.

* Rookie

PLAYER OF THE WEEKLB JON BOSTIC, Chicago Bears*: Started; two solo tackles (one for loss), pass defense, 51-yard interception return for touchdown» Bostic’s pick-six was against former UF quarterback Cam Newton. He is taking advantage of a veteran being injured and may be in line to steal the starting job.

1 » The Washington Wizards announced Wednesday that rookie guard Bradley Beal will miss the remainder of the season with what the team described as a “stress injury in his right fibula.” Beal also dealt with ankle, wrist and back problems during the year, missing 18 contests scattered throughout the season (including stretches of five, six and five games) before returning on March 31 and scoring 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting (6-of-9 from downtown). He struggled in his next game on April 2, going just 3-for-11 (1-for-4 from three) and has now been shut down for the final eight games of the season. In all, Beal will miss 26-of-82 games (.317); he played in 56 and made 46 starts. He averaged 13.9 points, 3.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds during his rookie campaign, shooting .410 from the field, .386 from beyond the arc and .786 from three free throw line. Beal, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, registered a career-high 29 points against New York on March 1 and was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for both December and January. The Wizards expect Beal “to resume basketball-related activities in approximately six weeks.”

2 » Florida Gators five-star power forward commitment Chris Walker (Bonifay, FL) participated in the 2013 Powerade Jam Fest on Monday and wound up winning the contest, taking down other five-star recruits like Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins in the process. Check out the video below to see a recap of the event including all of Walker’s winning dunks. He and fellow five-star pledge point guard Kasey Hill (Clermont, FL) will be participating in the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Game which airs Wednesday on ESPN at 9:30 p.m.

3 » Former Gators assistant basketball coach Richard Pitino, who turned around Florida International during the 2012-13 season in his first year as a head coach at the collegiate level, has decided to leave his post and accept the same position with Minnesota. According to ESPN.com’s Andy Katz, Pitino and the Golden Gophers reached an agreement on a contract after conversations were held on Tuesday in Fort Myers, FL. Pitino turned around a Panthers team that was 8-21 (5-11 Sun Belt) in 2011-12, leading them to an 18-14 (11-9) record this season. FIU even advanced to the finals of the 2013 Sun Belt Tournament where it eventually fell 65-63 to Western Kentucky, falling just short of an NCAA Tournament bid. Pitino served as an assistant coach under Billy Donovan at Florida from 2009-11 before leaving to spend a season as associate head coach under his father Rick Pitino at Louisville.

4 » Former Gators quarterback Rex Grossman has decided to continue his NFL career with the Washington Redskins, signing a one-year deal to remain with the team on Wednesday. Grosssman, who will be entering his fourth season with Washington, has not thrown a pass since 2011 and spent the majority of the 2012 campaign listed as inactive. Entering his 11th NFL season, Grossman has completed 55.2 percent of his passes for a total of 10,232 yards in his career with 56 touchdowns, 60 interceptions, four rushing scores and 10 fumbles. He started at quarterback for Chicago in 2006 when the Bears reached but failed to win Super Bowl XLI, falling 29-17 to Indianapolis.

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